Economy

Representatives from the 11 member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership met March 8 in Santiago, Chile, to sign the revised trade and investment pact.
International relations

Eleven countries sign revamped TPP in Chile

Pacific trade deal brought back from the brink after US departure

9 March 2018
Chile's Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz, left, shakes hands with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Tokyo on Feb. 23, as Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe look on.
Economy

Japan's TPP trade-off lets Chile star as signing host

Tokyo needed Santiago's help to bring Canada on board by early March

8 March 2018
A woman shows her finger after voting in national elections in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian nation ranks above the global average in women in parliament.
Politics

Once a world leader, Asia now trails in women lawmakers

Philippines, Laos and China among best in terms of females in parliament

8 March 2018
A container ship in Singapore: The trade-dependent city-state hopes the TPP 11 will provide an economic tailwind.
The Big Story

TPP 11: How Asia took the lead in free trade

The trans-Pacific pact will help business, but hopes remain for a US return

7 March 2018
Delegates from the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Da Nang, Vietnam Nov. 2017.
International relations

Revised TPP faces obstacles on road to ratification

Potential hurdles include internal politics and US return

24 February 2018
ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo on Feb. 22. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
Interview

Emerging markets face credit challenges in tightening cycle, ESM head warns

Asian, Latin American and African economies are vulnerable, says Klaus Regling

23 February 2018
The rules hammered in the TPP-11 free trade agreement signed on March 8 are at risk of not keeping pace with-fast moving developments in worlds of technology and business.
International relations

TPP's remaining members ease path for trade deal

Approval by countries with majority of GDP no longer required to take effect

23 February 2018
South Korea's Hyundai Motor increased its market share in Brazil by more than 6 percentage points in five years.
Latin America

Asian auto companies make big inroads in Brazil

Hyundai, Toyota gain ground in a potential market of over 200 million people

17 February 2018
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders arrive for the group photo session at the summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
Economy

Host problems cloud the outlook for this year's APEC

Beset by domestic issues, Papua New Guinea may struggle to put on the event

25 January 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for the group photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
International relations

APEC summit outlook clouded by new host's problems

Caught between China and the bloc, PNG's domestic issues dominate

17 January 2018
Cabinet-level ministers from Trans-Pacific Partnership nations meet Nov. 9 in Danang, Vietnam.
Economy

Japan pushes for March signing of TPP 11

Tokyo's point man travelling to Vietnam, Mexico to seek consensus on outstanding issues

26 December 2017
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet chats with her Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, during her visit to the presidential palace in Jakarta in May.
Economy

Indonesia set to ink trade deal with Chile by year-end

President Widodo embraces openness, shifting country away from protectionism

8 December 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, at the Kremlin in October.
Economy

Venezuela crisis lets China and Russia maneuver in US backyard

Putin pushing for military toehold in debt-laden South American country

5 December 2017
Talk of abolishing large-denomination bank notes largely centers on preventing criminals from hoarding cash.
Economy

The case for getting rid of high-denomination bank notes

Softer cashless route would hinder criminals, crack interest rate constraints

4 December 2017
APEC leaders pose for a group photo in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11.
Economy

Trump's tour of Asia shows just how powerful Xi has become

'America first' takes second place to trade deals being crafted by China

23 November 2017
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Finance

Japan readies dollar-denominated trade insurance

Megabank-financed projects in Chile and Mozambique first to get coverage

23 November 2017
The Japanese government hopes the addition of dollar loans will increase the popularity of its official development assistance programs.
Economy

Japan to offer dollar-denominated loans to developing nations

Tokyo eyes increased infrastructure exports by catering to borrowers' needs

18 November 2017
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has swelled the country's external debt with his ill-conceived policies.
Economy

China and Russia hold the key to saving Venezuela from default

Cash-strapped country is banking on the two global powers as a last resort

16 November 2017
Japan's Minister of Economic Revitalization Toshimitsu Motegi, right, and Vietnam's Industry and Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh shake hands after a news conference at the TPP Ministerial Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

The TPP 11 rekindle multilateral trade hopes as Trump looks on

Broad agreement on US-less trade pact could set the tone for other deals

16 November 2017
Work is underway on a 5.58km elevated highway in Caloocan City, Metro Manila.
Economy

Lift taxes for Southeast Asian infrastructure push: OECD

Free trade agreements also key to boosting growth, annual outlook says

15 November 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping make joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9.
Economy

Xi Jinping bests Trump in Asia-Pacific diplomacy

US push for bilateral trade deals could make or break its regional influence

15 November 2017
Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 9.
Economy

TPP 11 trade agreement is a deal to build on

US-less pact can help set standards for an even broader high-quality trade zone

14 November 2017
Vietnamese Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh, left, and Japanese Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy Toshimitsu Motegi appeared in a press conference together Saturday. The Vietnamese trade minister said the 11 countries have reached a "fundamental agreement" to keep the Trans-Pacific Partnership even without the U.S.
Economy

NAFTA casts long shadow over fragile TPP 11 accord

Facing tough talks with US, Canada and Mexico up the ante at last minute

14 November 2017
Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, right, and Vietnam's Industry and Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh shake hands at a press conference announcing an agreement in principle for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

TPP nations reignite multilateral trade hopes as Trump looks on

11-nation agreement could have knock-on effects on future trade deals

12 November 2017
National leaders pose during group photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

Trump's isolation stands out as APEC leaders embrace multilateralism

Gathering focused on trade, leaving China unchecked on South China Sea issue

12 November 2017